Phelps v. Phelps
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for the construction of the will of Richard H. Phelps, deceased; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, and reserved for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This suit is brought to obtain a judicial construction of the will of Richard H. Phelps. In the first clause he gives to his wife an annuity and the use of certain real estate for life, or so long as she remains his widow and lives on the premises. Under that clause no question arises.
*360The second clause is as follows : “ All my estate, real and personal, of which I may die possessed (the aforesaid annuity and reservations excepted), I give equally to my children, Roswell, William, and Alline, or in the event of the decease of either of them without leaving issue at his or her decease, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
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